European Women Shareholders Demand Gender Equality

EWSDGE CONCEPT

The objectives of the project are to:

� develop public awareness, strategies and measurements for more for more for more for more women to be represented in economic decisionwomen to be represented in economic decisionwomen to be represented in economic decisionwomen to be represented in economic decision----making positionmaking positionmaking positionmaking positions in the EU member states,

� demand gender equality by exercising the right to exercising the right to exercising the right to exercising the right to informationinformationinformationinformation with regard to actions taken concerning the absence or underrepresentation of women on Supervisory and/or Managing Boards and in other leadership positions,

� put put put put companies under pressure companies under pressure companies under pressure companies under pressure concerning the representation of women in management positions.

EUROPEAN WOMEN SHAREHOLDERS DEMAND GENDER EQUALITY (EWSDGE)

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PARTICIPATING

EU MEMBER STATES


EWSDGE NATIONAL COORDINATORS


Prof. Jackie JONESJONESJONESJONES

EWLA President

Myriam VAN VARENBERGHVAN VARENBERGHVAN VARENBERGHVAN VARENBERGH

EWLA Treasurer

Dr. Katalin PRANDLERPRANDLERPRANDLERPRANDLER

EWLA Board Member

Antonia VERNAVERNAVERNAVERNA

EWLA Vice-President



Kamelia ANGELOVAANGELOVAANGELOVAANGELOVA Svetlana GANEVAGANEVAGANEVAGANEVA

EWLA BULGARIA

Leena LINNAINMAALINNAINMAALINNAINMAALINNAINMAA

EWLA Former President

Katharina MILLERMILLERMILLERMILLER

EWLA Board Member



Sylvia CLEFF LE DIVELLECCLEFF LE DIVELLECCLEFF LE DIVELLECCLEFF LE DIVELLEC Birgit KERSTENKERSTENKERSTENKERSTEN

EWLA Board Member EWLA Member

Nathalie LEROYLEROYLEROYLEROY

EWLA Former Board

Member

Abengoa CL.B, Abertis, Acerinox, ACS, Advance Terrafund REIT-Sofia, AENA, Airbus Group NV,

Albena AD-Albena, Allianz, Amadeus, Anheuser-Busch InBev, ANY, Appeninn, ArcelorMittal,

Ashtead Group plc, ASML Holding NV, Assicurazioni Generali, AXA, Babcock International Group plc,

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Banco Santander, Bankia, Bankinter, BASF, Bayer, Beiersdorf AG,

Bilfinger, BMW, BNP Paribas, British Land, Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT-Sofia, Business Telecom,

CAIXABANK, Carrefour, CB Central Cooperative Bank AD-Sofia, CB First Investment Bank AD-Sofia,

Cement Roadstone Holding CRH, Chimimport AD-Sofia, CIG Pannónia, Coca-Cola HBC AG, Daimler,

Danone, Danubius, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post, Deutsche Telekom, DIA, Dixons Carphone plc,

ENAGAS, Enel, ENDESA, ENI, Essilor International, E.ON, Eurohold Bulgaria AD-Sofia, FCC,

FERROVIAL, FHB, Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius SE, GAMESA, GAS NATURAL, GDF Suez,

GRIFOLS, GRP Société Générale, Heidelberger Cement, Holding Varna AD-Varna, IAG (IBERIA),

Iberdrola, INDRA, Industria de Diseño Textil (INDITEX), Industrial Capital Holding AD-Sofia, Industrial

Holding Bulgaria PLC-Sofia, ING Group, Intesa Saopaolo, K+S AG, JAZZTEL, Johnson Matthey,

Lloyds, L'Oréal, Lufthansa AG, LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, M+S Hydraulic AD-Kazanlak,

Magyar Telekom, MAPFRE, MEDIASET, Merck, MOL, Monbat AD-Sofia, Münchener Rück, Neochim

AD-Dimitrovgrad, OHL, Orange, OTP Bank, Pannergy, Philips, POPULAR, Rába, REE, Repsol,

Richter Gedeon, RWE, SABADELL, SACYR, Saint Gobain, Sanofi, SAP, Schneider Electric,

Severn Trent, Siemens, Sopharma AD-Sofia, Sports Direct International plc, Stara Planina Hold ADSofia,

Synergon, TECNICAS REUNIDAS, Telefonica, TOTAL, Unibail-Rodamco, UniCredit, Unilever NV,

Vinci, Vivendi, Vodafone Group plc, Volkswagen Pref, Zarneni Hrani Bulgaria AD-Sofia


LISTED COMPANIES

WERE ENGAGED IN THE

EWSDGE ACTIVITIES.

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EWSDGE ACTIVISTS

WERE INVOLVED.

Rabea AICHELIN, Noemí AGULO GARZARO, Asunción ALONSO, Kamelia ANGELOVA, Dilyana ANGELOVA,

Ana ARMESTO, Katharina BAKE, Viviane DE BEAUFORT, Dr. Borbás BEATRIX, Uta BEHRENS,

Agnes Maraux BENOIT, Dr. Zolna BERKI, Caroline BOMMART, Dorothée BRUMTER, Manuela CAVALLO,

Ingrid CLAAS, Sylvia CLEFF LE DIVELLEC, Fanny COHEN, Marianna CONCORDIA, Gaëlle COPIENNE,

Cornelia DAHLITZ, Jade DESTRO, Mechtild DÜSING, Dr. Henriette VAN EIJL, Marianne EISMA,

Mary-Daphné FISHELSON, Ninon FOSTER, Dr. Henrike FRANZ, Svetlana GANEVA, Anke GIMBAL,

Sué GONZÁLEZ-HAUCK, Isabelle HINDENBERG, Margarete HOFMANN, Angela HORNBERG,

Alexandra HORNUNG, Julie HOSTEING, Virginie ISSUMO, Prof. Jackie JONES, Gerda JOSWIG,

Dr. Anna KATKÓ, Birgit KERSTEN, Juliane KIRCHHOF, Ulrike KLOPPSTECH,

Prof. Dr. Angela KOLB-JANSSEN, Dr. Románné Klára KOLOZSI, Oliver KÖRTING, Mariya KRASTEVA,

Ruth KROHN, Kristina KURAZOVA, Birgit LEMME, Nathalie LEROY, Daniela LEUKERT-FISCHER,

Leena LINNAINMAA, Brigitte LONGUET, Sabine LUTZENBERGER, Anne Charlotte MACK,

Roxane MANSON, Sigrun MAST, Dr. Annette MATTHIAS, Ursula MATTHIESSEN-KREUDER,

Daria MATVIENKO, Katharina MILLER, Joëlle MONLOUIS, Cathrin MUGAJ, Dr. Magdolna NAGY,

Marie NEHRENBERG, Anke ORTMANN, Katrin OSSIG, Sabine OVERKÄMPING, Corinna PÄFFGEN,

Elsa PAPADOPOULOU, Nico PFEIL, Ramona PISAL, Jenna PITKÄNEN, Marie-Theres PLUDRA,

Dr. Anna-Dorothea POLZER, Dr. Katalin PRANDLER, Bárbara ROMÁN, Dr. Mária SÁNDOR,

Manuela SCHAUERHAMMER, Prof. Dr. Renatus SCHENKEL, Lisa SCHMERER, Manuela SCHWESIG,

Eva SCHÜBEL, Sarah SCHÜLER, Kivi SIMSEK, Magda SKORDAKI, Elke SLOAN, Dr. Katalin SPITZER,

Dagmar STEFFENS, Iliana STOYCHEVA, Pura STRONG, Julia SUDEROW, Dr. Andrea SZÉKELY,

Genoveva TISHEVA, Antti TURUNEN, Dr. Szilvia VAJDA, Myriam VAN VARENBERGH, Dr. Mária VANCSA,

Antonia VERNA, Linda WALCZAK, Miruna WERKMEISTER, Friederike WIEMANN, Vanessa ZIEFLE,

Dr. Zita ZOMBORI

AGMs IMPRESSIONS


AGMs IMPRESSIONS


EUROPEAN STATISTICS

� In EU-28, 21.2 % of board members of the largest listed companies registered in the EU (615 companies covered) are women.

� The situation in the participating Member States of the EWSDGE project is as follows:

� On EU-average women represent 15 % of executives and 25% of non executives. 4% of CEOs are women.

EUROPEAN WOMEN SHAREHOLDERS DEMAND GENDER EQUALITY (Februar 2015)

FR 32,8 %

FI 29,5 %

UK 25,9 %

IT 25,8 %

DE 25,4 %

NL 23,8 %

BE 23,4 %

BG 17,6 %

ES 16,8 %

IE 13,2 %

HU 11,1 %

LU 11,1 %

EUROPEAN WOMEN SHAREHOLDERS DEMAND GENDER EQUALITY (Februar 2015)

EUROPEAN LEGISLATION

Concrete and visible awareness raising activities in AGMs accompanied by hard and diligent work on legislation at European level, especially:

�Promoting the Women on Board Women on Board Women on Board Women on Board DirectiveDirectiveDirectiveDirective

�Transposition of the CSR CSR CSR CSR DirectiveDirectiveDirectiveDirective


NEXT STEPS

We need sustainable progress sustainable progress sustainable progress sustainable progress and no backlashno backlashno backlashno backlash.

We would like to go on with our practical practical practical practical approachapproachapproachapproach.

If there is no EU funding available, the next steps are:

�SpainSpainSpainSpain will continue with Paridad en Acción.

�FranceFranceFranceFrance is planning a similar national activity.

�UKUKUKUK intends to continue on a national level.

�In GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany the questionnaire and guidelines will be

updated annually and put available online for djb members

willing to visit AGMs on a voluntary basis.


15 RECOMMENDATIONS

Three broad strands:

� Ambitious legislation legislation legislation legislation and policiespoliciespoliciespolicies at European and national level

are necessary- 9 recommendations -

� Companies need to act and change their corporate corporate corporate corporate cultureculturecultureculture- 3 recommendations -

� Change of perception in society perception in society perception in society perception in society is needed

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EUROPEAN WOMEN SHAREHOLDERS DEMAND GENDER EQUALITY

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European Women Shareholders Demand Gender Equality